Viking_Hippie ( Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) to 196@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 20 days agoProbably not allegorical rulelemmy.dbzer0.comimagemessage-square21linkfedilinkarrow-up1360
arrow-up1360imageProbably not allegorical rulelemmy.dbzer0.comViking_Hippie ( Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) to 196@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 20 days agomessage-square21linkfedilink
minus-squareFishFace ( FishFace@piefed.social ) linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·edit-220 days agoEnglish is a head final language! EDIT: I am dumb. But the article is interesting, and it’s true of noun compounds at least.
minus-squareSimulation6 ( Simulation6@sopuli.xyz ) linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·20 days agoYour linked article says it is mostly head-initial.
minus-squareFishFace ( FishFace@piefed.social ) linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·20 days agoOops. I always forget it’s more complicated than that. For noun compounds it’s head final…
English is a head final language!
EDIT: I am dumb. But the article is interesting, and it’s true of noun compounds at least.
Your linked article says it is mostly head-initial.
Oops. I always forget it’s more complicated than that. For noun compounds it’s head final…